Contralateral Vision Loss After Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy: A Case Report of Purtscher-Like Retinopathy and Treatment With Intravitreal Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Abstract

Purtscher- like retinopathy may occur as a complication of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy. Intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator may help relieve the embolization that occurs in Purtscher-like retinopathy.

Reply

“…First, we thank Hassanpoor et al very much for allowing us to notice the error in our article. 1,2 In our article, Figure 1B is a red-free image, whereas it has been mentioned as a fluorescein angiography image in the legends. We apologize to readers for this error.…”

Correspondence

“…First, we thank Gungel et al 1 for their comprehensive report of a purtscher-like retinopathy subsequent to contralateral endonasal dacryo-cysto-rhinostomy, treated with intravitreal injection of tissue plasminogen activator. The authors observed characteristic features of purtscher-like retinopathy including purtscher flecken, cotton wool spots, and superficial retinal hemorrhages.…”